DART Rail Orange Line Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in IrvingApril 13, 2009

The 14-mile Orange Line was a key component of a regional rail expansion that led to the growth of DART's rail network to 90 miles by 2014. The Orange Line runs parallel with the Green Line through Downtown Dallas to Bachman Station in Northwest Dallas. From Bachman Station, the Orange Line heads northwest to the Las Colinas Urban Center (opened July 30, 2012), continues to Belt Line (opened December 3, 2012) and to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (opened August 18, 2014).

Notice of Availability of Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the DART Orange Line DFW Airport Extension (IRVING-3)

This notice is to advise the public that both the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have each issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), on October 11, 2011, for the proposed DART Orange Line DFW Airport Extension (IRVING-3). This proposed project would implement light rail transit (LRT) service extending from the DART Belt Line Station, the current terminus of the DART Orange Line (under construction) to the DFW Central Terminal Area.

DART starts light rail train tests in Irving

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) successfully completed the first light rail test train into Irving as it completed the five mile section between Bachman Station and the Irving Convention Center on Monday, April 9. The first section of the14-mile Orange Line opens July 30. The initial tests were for train movements, the overhead electrical system, and vehicle clearances. This is all in advance of the start of integrated testing and safety certification.

DART is scheduled to conduct a similar live wire test of the five-mile Blue Line extension from Downtown Garland Station to Downtown Rowlett Station on April 25. The Blue Line section is scheduled to open December 3, the same day as the second section of the Orange Line from Irving Convention Center Station to Belt Line Station, near DFW Airport.